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Amazon ECR vs Azure Container Registry comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon ECR
Ranking in Container Registry
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Azure Container Registry
Ranking in Container Registry
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Container Registry category, the mindshare of Amazon ECR is 18.3%, up from 16.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure Container Registry is 11.7%, up from 10.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Container Registry
 

Featured Reviews

Eli Chavez - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution delivers consistent reliability and high stability
ECR is reliable, however, I don't consider it the best container registry available. The main reason is that it is not entirely based on the original Docker registry. For instance, I prefer Azure's ACR because, in ACR, there is no need to create repositories; I simply push. Logging into the repository and specifying the path automatically creates everything. This structure resembles an S3 setup with a container registry layout.
Soumen Dey - PeerSpot reviewer
The whole package is valuable as it allows for easy application cloning and deployment
There is a need for a graphical interface instead of writing code in Visual Studio to create images. Currently, it requires using PowerShell scripts or YAML files, which means needing to know scripting languages. A single product combining Kubernetes service with Azure Container Registry could improve usability, making actual operations smoother. However, I haven't found any bottlenecks or problems with it.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the scanning of images for vulnerabilities."
"The main feature I value is the ability to deposit and retrieve images."
"It is easy to use compared to other container registries."
"The most tool's valuable feature is image scanning."
"One feature of Amazon ECR that I find particularly useful is its web interface, which makes management easy. The ability to manage and support token image updates is crucial for us. Moreover, utilizing load balancers via AWS features allows us to manage all traffic."
"ECR provides robust security features, including image scanning and vulnerability assessment, supported by AWS identity and access management for fine-grained access control."
"What I like most about Amazon ECR is that it's swift."
"There are no issues. The service is remarkably stable."
"It's running behind a big financial and legal customer, who runs Service Fabric behind a front door, servicing local banking containers on an ISV solution developed internally."
"Specific tokens can be used to set folder structure or restrict things like read or write access."
"The whole package is valuable as it allows for easy application cloning and deployment."
"Provides secure duplication and the option for service webhooks."
"One of the benefits of this solution is that it's private and secure."
"Azure Container Registry is an easy-to-install, easy-to-configure, and easy-to-deploy solution."
"The solution has built-in resiliency and replication zone availability so it is very stable."
"The continuity screen is a valuable feature."
 

Cons

"Deeper integration with other security tools would enhance usability."
"There is no room for improvement mentioned; it's good as is."
"Amazon ECR's manipulation capability of tags needs to be improved."
"If there were a way to use containers as tasks directly, that would simplify things. Currently, when we use EC2 instances, scaling horizontally means increasing the instance count by five times, which might not be cost-effective. Maybe using containers directly for tasks could be a better option."
"Its support for system architecture needs improvement."
"There could be improvements to the interface of AWS concerning ECR."
"There were a few issues related to the roles, policies, and retrieval of data when trying to fetch images for deployment on Amazon ECS. This can involve permissions and configuration complexities."
"The documentation could be improved."
"They can improve their scalability."
"We have found that it is sometimes difficult to pull images from the host application."
"The setup for Azure Container Registry was a bit complex. Still, the main problem was that whenever a new image was generated, that new Docker image needed to be updated in Azure Container Registry."
"There is a need for a graphical interface instead of writing code in Visual Studio to create images."
"It's not an open source, and we pay per hour to Microsoft Azure."
"It should be easier to use. It can have more graphical interfaces to manage containers. At present, the handling or management of the containers is very basic."
"The solution has no areas that need improvement."
"The accessibility of Azure Container Registry also has room for improvement because the solution is not always accessible 24 x 7. I experienced this three times when the service wasn't responding, so I could not push or pull images, and I had to decommission Azure Container Registry and redeploy it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The main difference between Amazon ECR and other solutions, like Google Kubernetes Engine, is that I haven't personally used GKE. However, I know that GKE costs around $60 per month, which is quite cost-effective."
"The solution's prices are high in India as compared to the US."
"Amazon ECR does not have a high cost."
"The solution's price is reasonable compared to its competitors"
"My company currently has Amazon ECR under the pay-as-you-go model. The tool is more affordable than Azure Container Registry, and it's worth the money."
"The product is expensive."
"I have no information on how much Azure Container Registry costs. I know it's the only solution my institution can use, so the cost was approved."
"I would rate the pricing four out of ten."
"Azure Container Registry, has no cost, but you pay for storage service."
"The Premium version includes some enhancements but is still quite okay with regard to pricing."
"The product is competitively priced."
"When using Azure Container Registry, it was $1.5 or $1.6 per day, but I'm unsure how much it costs today."
"Azure is a bit expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon ECR?
One feature of Amazon ECR that I find particularly useful is its web interface, which makes management easy. The ability to manage and support token image updates is crucial for us. Moreover, utili...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon ECR?
I haven't observed the costs associated with Amazon ECR services in detail.
What needs improvement with Amazon ECR?
I would appreciate a feature in Amazon ECR that allows direct image downloads from open source into ECR, bypassing the current need to first pull the image to my server. This would streamline the p...
What do you like most about Azure Container Registry?
Azure Container Registry is an easy-to-install, easy-to-configure, and easy-to-deploy solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Container Registry?
The pricing is on the lower side and not costly. Customers usually pay approximately $500 USD monthly, though this includes multiple services, not just the Azure Container Registry.
What needs improvement with Azure Container Registry?
The essential tools such as the VMs and Azure Container Registry meet our needs. We have not explored geo-replication features.
 

Also Known As

Amazon Elastic Container Registry
Microsoft Azure Container Registry
 

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Sample Customers

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